I am not a psychiatrist, psychologist or trained mental health professional, but maybe as we age the extremes to lessen a bit. I am not sure. That is my real answer. I don't know.
What I do know is that finding a place to belong. A community to embrace you. Things to do that are meaningful to you is the key to living a life even with a mental illness like bipolar.
Service to others will bring more to your life than you could ever imagine. Simple things. Not grand things with lots of credit, but little things done for folks that need them. The healing power of service to others is the real pathway to recovery from any trauma and illness. Take the emphasis away from yourself and put it on others.
You will become the blessed one by becoming the servant
God Bless
Dream Again
I seem to have fewer manic times and more depressed times. Is that just because I am getting older.
Sincerely,
Older
Asheville, NC
